variants
or rouble
1
the basic monetary unit of Russia see Money Table
2
: the basic monetary unit of Belarus see Money Table
Examples of ruble in a Sentence
She gave the driver a ruble.
The ruble fell against the U.S. dollar.
Recent Examples on the Web
The two countries have also reduced their dependence on the US dollar, with about 95% of mutual payments made in Russian rubles or Chinese yuan last year, according to comments by a top Russian official during his visit to Beijing in November.
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Laura He, CNN, 20 June 2024
Putin said nearly 60% of trade transactions between the two countries were in rubles and Vietnamese dong.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and John Boudreau / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 June 2024
Essentially, this a barter system that assessed value in rubles.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 20 June 2024
Those workers could then convert wages in rubles to dollars or euros, potentially becoming a source of the hard currency North Korea desperately needs.
—Kim Tong-Hyung and Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
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Laura He, CNN, 20 June 2024
Putin said nearly 60% of trade transactions between the two countries were in rubles and Vietnamese dong.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and John Boudreau / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 June 2024
Essentially, this a barter system that assessed value in rubles.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 20 June 2024
Those workers could then convert wages in rubles to dollars or euros, potentially becoming a source of the hard currency North Korea desperately needs.
—Kim Tong-Hyung and Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
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“Ruble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruble. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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